| Literature DB >> 26141928 |
Stéphanie De Rechter1,2, Jean-Paul Decuypere3,4, Ekaterina Ivanova5, Lambertus P van den Heuvel5,6, Humbert De Smedt7, Elena Levtchenko8,5, Djalila Mekahli8,5.
Abstract
Autophagy is the cell biology process in which cytoplasmic components are degraded in lysosomes to maintain cellular homeostasis and energy production. In the healthy kidney, autophagy plays an important role in the homeostasis and viability of renal cells such as podocytes and tubular epithelial cells and of immune cells. Recently, evidence is mounting that (dys)regulation of autophagy is implicated in the pathogenesis of various renal diseases, and might be an attractive target for new renoprotective therapies. In this review, we provide an overview of the role of autophagy in kidney physiology and kidney diseases.Entities:
Keywords: Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cystinosis; Diabetic nephropathy; Fibrosis; Glomerulosclerosis; Ischemia reperfusion injury; Polycystic kidney disease
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26141928 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3134-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Nephrol ISSN: 0931-041X Impact factor: 3.714